Amputations

Name: Amputations at Zummo Meat Company
Start: 10/11/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181010500 · 10/11/2018 · Zummo Meat Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name: Zummo Meat Company
Location: 3705 St. James Blvd, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77705
NAICS: 424470
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were cleaning a mixing machine. The injured employee was attempting to remove meat when the other employee rotated the mixer blades, resulting in an amputation of the injured employee's right hand above the wrist. The injured employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown